IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
2021 JUNETEENTH NATIONAL DISTRICT COURT GENERAL ORDER
INDEPENDENCE DAY 2021-8
WHEREAS, the President signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act on
the afternoon of June 17, 2021;
WHEREAS, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act establishes June 19 as a
federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States;
WHEREAS, under 5 U.S.C. § 6103(b), a legal holiday that falls on a Saturday is
observed the preceding Friday;
WHEREAS, June 19, 2021 is a Saturday, making Friday, June 18, 2021 the day on
which the holiday is observed;
WHEREAS, the Court, not knowing the timing of the legislation’s enactment, has
trials and hearings set on the dockets of numerous judges on June 18, 2021; it is hereby
ORDERED that previously set trials and hearings may take place as scheduled on
June 18, 2021 and the Clerk’s Office will remain open.
Dated at Denver, Colorado this 17th day of June, 2021.
BY THE COURT
PHILIP A. BRIMMER
Chief United States District Judge
